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When A Heart Breaks, No It Don't Break Even

I'm a blogging fraud! It's been over a year, how terrible. My adoring fans, I am so sorry....okay I actually know for a fact that Michael L is the only one who reads this- thanks :)

Aside from the terribly depressing title, this is not going to be about heartbreak or love lost or any of that junk. A cookie to whomever can name the artist and title of the song! No googling, cheater. I just used "google" as a verb. What has technology done to us??

Technology has become a pain in my ass. I think it has made it harder to get a job, harder to communicate with people, harder to share feelings, and harder to call someone up and ask them out! Look what Facebook has done for dating: someone can decide if they like you depending on your musical tastes, movie favorites, or what some drunk friend writes to you on your wall without even knowing you! People post their private information- AIM, MSN, email, address, cell phone, names, birthdays...and why? Why do we feel the need to be reachable on so many different levels? Because of rejection. Anyone seen He's Just Not That Into You and Drew Barrymore is going on and on about how she MySpaced someone who called her blackberry and then she texted them and then they called her house phone "only to get rejected in 7 different ways"? I'm not going to be a hypocrite, I definitely text people rather than calling them on the phone. It seems too personal and scary now, what if someone actually picks up? Or worse yet, what if they don't? Is it because they saw it was me on the Caller ID or because they really truly were not available? This all sounds semi-mental, I realize this. But come on, you know you've been there!

I used to talk on the phone for HOURS, to the opposite sex even, back in junior high and the first year or two of high school. But then I got my cell phone and my unlimited text plan and conversations were never the same. Things get taken out of context- are you good at recognizing sarcasm via text without the usage of emoticons? I doubt it. How many times have you gotten into it with a friend or significant other just because you didn't understand or read into their first message a little too much? Ever have a guy say "I'll call you" and then well, he doesn't call, but he does text, so that's close enough right?

No wonder our generation is getting married young and divorcing, no one can communicate anymore. I've known a few people in my lifetime (almost a quarter of a century now!) that have either had major fights or broken up due to Relationship Status[es] not being updated soon enough or at all, or because someone didn't text in a decent matter of time. Sure, I'll put off answering someone, but I am a hypocrite in that I don't like it when someone doesn't answer me back. I feel disgusted with myself admitting that. It's something I'm working on, don't worry!

I'm sure I'll get engaged via text: Baitlin (because my name isn't in T9), u want 2 merry me :P

posted by Caitlin @ 11:05 PM